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9.0Interface requirements

This section partially describes the interface requirements as implemented on Cheetah 10K.6 FC drives. Addi- tional information is provided in the Fibre Channel Interface Manual (part number 77767496).

9.1FC-AL features

This section lists the Fibre Channel-specific features supported by Cheetah 10K.6 FC drives.

9.1.1Fibre Channel link service frames

Table 3 lists the link services supported by Cheetah 10K.6 FC drives.

Table 3:

Link services supported

 

 

 

Type of frame

Link service

 

 

 

 

Basic link service frames

Abort Sequence (ABTS)

 

 

Basic link service reply frames

Basic_Accept (BA_ACC)

 

 

Basic_Reject (BA_RJT)

 

 

Extended link service frames

N_Port Login (PLOGI)

 

 

Fabric Login (FLOGI)

 

 

Logout (LOGO)

 

 

Process Login (PRLI)

 

 

Process Logout (PRLO)

 

 

Read Link Status (RLS)

 

 

Fabric Address Notification (FAN)

 

 

Port Discovery (PDISC)

 

 

Address Discovery (ADISC)

 

 

Third-party Process Logout (TRPLO)

 

 

Extended link service reply frames

Accept (ACC)

 

 

Link Service Reject (LS_RJT)

 

 

Fibre Channel Services

Register FC-4 Types (RFT_ID)

 

 

 

9.1.2Fibre Channel task management functions

Table 4 lists the Fibre Channel SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol (FC SCSI FCP) task management functions sup- ported.

Table 4:

Fibre Channel SCSI FCP task management functions

 

 

 

 

Task name

 

Supported

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terminate task

No

 

 

 

 

 

Clear ACA

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Target reset

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

Clear task set

Yes

 

 

 

 

Abort task set

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.3Fibre Channel task management responses

Table 5 lists the FC SCSI FCP response codes returned for task management functions supported.

Table 5: FC SCSI FCP response codes

Function name

Response code

 

 

 

 

Function complete

00

 

 

Function not supported

04

 

 

Function reject

05

 

 

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Seagate ST373307FC, ST3146807FC, ST336607FC manual Interface requirements, FC-AL features, Fibre Channel link service frames

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